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Jun 30, 2008 6:04 PM CDT

NY Billionaire Guilty on Hooker Charges

Epstein starts jail term for hiring teen, who serves him with suit

(Newser) - Manhattan banker and billionaire Jeffrey Epstein pleaded guilty in Florida today to hiring an underage prostitute, and began serving an 18-month sentence. A year of house arrest and a life on the national sex offender list will follow. "They will be tracking you for the rest of your life,...

YouTube Punishment Fits YouTube Crime

Jun 9, 2008 3:35 PM CDT

YouTube Punishment Fits YouTube Crime

Footage of fast-food prank gets teens suitable sentence

(Newser) - A judge has ordered two teens to create and post an apology video on YouTube as punishment for a vicious prank, Florida Today reports. The boys were convicted of battery and criminal mischief after posting video of one of them throwing a soda back at a drive-thru fast-food server after...

$Conrad Black Starts 6½-Year Prison Term$

Conrad Black Starts 6½-Year Prison Term

Mar 3, 2008 6:54 PM CST

Conrad Black Starts 6½-Year Prison Term

Ex-media tycoon surrenders in Fla. as he appeals ruling

(Newser) - Ex-newspaper mogul Conrad Black arrived at a Florida prison today to start his 6-and-1/2 year term for fraud and obstruction of justice, Reuters reports. He stayed mum as his wife drove him in, but is appealing the ruling that he helped bilk his former company of $6.1 million. "...

Dem Donor
Gets 3 Years
for Grand Theft

Jan 4, 2008 9:14 PM CST

Dem Donor Gets 3 Years for Grand Theft

Former fugitive will face Ponzi scheme charges in NY

(Newser) - More than 15 years after pleading no-contest to grand theft charges, Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu was sentenced in California to 3 years in prison today, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. A judge dismissed Hsu's argument that he was denied the right to speedy justice because authorities made little effort to...